The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-02
EAIRCHILD APPOINTED.
HE ENTERS UPON THE DIS
CHARGE OF HIS DUTIES,
But is Interrupted By Continual
COngratulatlons-So Hopes for
ManniBg's Recovery.


dent today signed the commissions OF |
@ a.les s. Fsirchild as Secretary Of |
ths Tlessuiy, and Isaac II. Maynard |
az Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury. |
Mr., Fsirchild at once entered upon
the discharge Of his new duties. He |
was sworn in at IL O'Clock by notary |
pubic employed 10 the Secretsry's |
Office, and took possession OF the |
Office and desk formerly occupied by |
ex-S .cretary Manning. Tho officers,
may OF the clerks of the department,
waited upon him early and extended
their congratulations. The crowd be-
came so great that he was compelled
to abandon for time all idea CT at
tending to the c1rrent work claiming
his attention. Heciused a temporary
halt by announcing that he would re-
ceve his official friends informally in
the ternoon, after he had dieposed OF
his mail. He received profusion OF
f.wers and congratulatory letters and
kilograms from all parts OF the c1un'
try, The majority OF the kilograms
we're from bankers end business men.
Judge Maynard will not qualify as
Assistant Secretary before Monday, as
he desiIes to dap so OF some business
now pending in the Second Comp
tralier's office. In &C ,epting his new
of q, he will guffer q loss Of $50 q
year in his salary. He makes the
change at the personal solicitation Of
the President ard Secretary Falrchild,
with the latter OF whom he enjoys the
closest personal relations.
Some weeks ago the Civil Service Re-
form League OF ChicaEo fled with the
Civil Service Commission a formal
complaint against Anthony j. See
burger, Collector OF the port OF Chica-
20. charging him with violating the
civil service law. The league charges
Collector Seeburger with ptremptorily
demanding the resignation OF one
George A. Webster, an honoraoly dis
charged Union soldier, and lately a
cerk Of class one in the Appraisers
eff 3e in the Chicago Custom House. 1t
las ated IL a, the Ooll6 ctor, at the time
he demanded Mr.. Webster's resigna-
ton, said to him: There were no
charges against his record; that he
knew him to be an excellent clerk
and faithful public servant, but that
he must have his place; that the out
side pressure for the place was over
Whelming, and that the Democratic
party, having been out OF power for
twenty-five years, was clearly entitled
to the Offices and for this reason alone
he must insist upon Mr.. Webster's
resignation. 1t is further stated that
Mr.. Webster rendered his resignation
as required, but not, as viewed by the
Collector, in a sufficiently respectful
manner. That in his letter oil
resignation he omitted to prefix
to the Collectors name the title
"hororable" as Is customary AID
proper, and that he was therefore
compelled to write out another letter
OF resignation, the same being die
tat d by the Collector. To all these
charges and specifications Collector
Seeburger makes q positive denial
cave a. TO the one that he requested
Mr.. Webster's resignation; tina the
substance and spirit Of his interviews
and communication with Mr.. Web
ster are miestated and exaggerated
Alta recent meeting of the Uivil Ser
vice Commission 1t was directed tina
the papers in this case DO referred Il
Commissioners Edgerton and Lyman
with instructions to make investiga
tiop of the facts OF the complaint tile'
by the Chicsgo Civil Service Reform
League on or about April l2th next
II was also determined at this meet
ing to extend the investigation or in
quiry to the Chicago Customs Distric
and to the Chicago postoilice Tor tn
purpose Of ascertaining in what man
ner TIE civil GervlCe act, rules an
regulations are enforced therein.
The popular notions with respect :
The extent of the practice OF butte
adnlteration before the oleomargarin
law went into effect, will not be su
tanned by the forthcoming report
Prof. Wiley, the chemist OF the ID
psrtment Of Agriculture, on this gu,
iect. Prof. Wiley's experiments HAY
beea progressing for more than q yea
The materials Tor Investigation we
purch ased in open market in all par
Of the country, no intimaIion beiiI
given in any case OF the purpose l.
which the purchase was intended.
not more than one-third OF the cas-
did the purchase prove TO be an adj
teration or imitation, except whit
something else than butter was ask
for, and the fraudulent articles we
almost uniformity those secured VIII
low priced materials were called IL
In no instance was IL found that
article sold in the market was entire
fraudulent. The Rdulterated attic
usually contained between 80 and
per cent. of pure butter, the remand
most commonly consisting OF bset I
lard and Gotten seed oil. Prof. vii
deyotes some space to the consider
tion of the opinions OF scientific m
with regard to the wholesomsness
oleomafgsrine aud kindred CO
pounds. He fluids that about nj
out of every ten Of the scientists "
have expressed themselves declare q
lief that properly made oleomargari
is unobj ectionable and Wholeson
The larger and more important p
o. this report is devoted to the anal
as Of dairy products and their gu {
tutes and to the methods OF detect
Rdulterstiona. The chemists' opp
tunities Il investigation were grea
M n have ever b,f)re been afford
and the resnlt 10 treatise which G.
ers every detail OF this important 81
itct. Ihs conclusion 10 reached q
the microscope is much more use
instrument IN this direction lh
European Ch mists have ever bC
willing 10 admit, aud is, in fact,
invaluable adjunct to tbs chemi
laboratory for this particular VIC
Chemical methods of analysis 8
however, no less thoroughly trea
and few sample means OF detect
for peculiar use is pointed out. A
fetal coloring substances are discus
and those which are harmful {
IN ne which IRE harmless are
scribed Tn report is to form ?
No. OF the departmental "bullt
No. 49," Part will be Mr.. Richs
sons repTt on spices. Adulterati
of bakiog powders, native beers, wi
and elders; -four, meal, rice and OF
cereal products, aud tea, coffee, co
"a ,,t;clas nf That dascFintinn ,